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Introduction to the Sloan lecture
HERBERT SLOAN LECTURE
Introduction to the Sloan Lecture Mark B. Orringer, MD Section of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Introduction of Dr Orringer by Benson R. Wilcox, MD It is my privilege to introduce the 1995 Herbert Sloan lecturer, but before I undertake that pleasant duty, let me introduce Dr
h a n k you, Dr Wilcox. Doctor Benfield, Dr Pairolero, ladies and gentlemen. It is with particular personal p l e a s u r e that I m a k e these few introductory r e m a r k s about Dr H e r b e r t Sloan (Fig 1), m y p r e d e c e s s o r as H e a d of the Section of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Michigan from 1970 t h r o u g h 1985. He has b e e n m y mentor, v a l u e d advisor, colleague, a n d friend. No one in our specialty can dispute the fact that H e r b e r t Sloan is a m o n g the giants of thoracic surgery. Born in 1914 in Clarksburg, W e s t Virginia, one of seven children, he a t t e n d e d W a s h i n g t o n and Lee University, from which he g r a d u a t e d s u m m a cum l a u d e in 1936 a n d was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. His father was a surgeon, a n d Dr Sloan followed in his footsteps, g r a d u a t i n g from the Johns H o p k i n s University School of Medicine in 1940 a n d r e m a i n i n g on at Johns H o p k i n s as a surgical house officer for four more years. During this time, in 1943, he m a r r i e d Doris Edwards, a surgical nurse who incidentally h a d g r a d u a t e d at the top of the Hopkins School of N u r s i n g Class of 1940 a n d b e c a m e that " w o m a n b e s i d e the m a n " to w h o m so m a n y thoracic surgeons seem to owe their success. Doctor Sloan's surgical training was i n t e r r u p t e d by the War, and he spent from 1944 t h r o u g h 1947 in the Far East on O k i n a w a a n d in Korea, w h e r e he rose to the military rank of major. It was on O k i n a w a that Dr Sloan's interest in thoracic surgery was s t i m u l a t e d by Max Chamberlain, a n d at the conclusion of the War, Dr Sloan was accepted for a residency in thoracic surgery at the University of Michigan u n d e r John A l e x a n d e r a n d C a m e r o n Haight. A n n A r b o r was to b e c o m e the p e r m a n e n t home of the Sloans, a n d after completion of his residency, Dr Sloan r e m a i n e d at the University of Michigan on the thoracic surgery faculty, w h e r e he rose through the academic ranks a n d was a p p o i n t e d Professor in 1962. He b e c a m e H e a d of the Section after the death of Dr Haight in 1970, a n d he held this position until his r e t i r e m e n t in 1985. He was a respected thoracic surgery residency p r o g r a m
Sloan' s successor at The University of Michigan, Dr Mark Orringer, who will tell us a word about Dr Sloan.
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Presented at the Thirty-first Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Palm Springs, CA, Jan 31-Feb 2, 1995. Address reprint requests to Dr Orringer, Section of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Michigan, Taubman Health Care Center, 1500 E Medical Dr, 2120TC, Box 0344, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. © 1995 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Fig 1. Herbert Sloan, MD, Professor and Head of the Section of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical Center from 1970 to 1985.
director a n d one of the pioneers in congenital open heart surgery. Doctor Sloan's contribution to the specialty of thoracic surgery a n d his l e a d e r s h i p role have b e e n enormous. He served as President of both The A m e r i c a n Association for Thoracic Surgery a n d The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. He served as Secretary/Treasurer of the A m e r i c a n Board of Thoracic Surgery from 1973 t h r o u g h 1986. As Editor of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery for 15 years, from 1969 t h r o u g h 1984, he exercised his characteristic d e m a n d s for excellence a n d a d h e r e n c e to high s t a n d a r d s he set, a n d in the words of Marvin Kirsh, a former resident of Dr Sloan and a senior University of Michigan thoracic surgery faculty m e m b e r , Dr Sloan "took The Annals from a neophyte publication to the position of one of the top journals, if not the top, in its field." For his extraordinary efforts on behalf of this organization, he was p r e s e n t e d the Distinguished Service A w a r d of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons in 1981. Doctor Sloan's professional and p e r s o n a l interests have not b e e n restricted to the world of thoracic surgery. While H e a d of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Michigan, be was simultaneously Chief of Clinical Affairs Ann Thorac Surg 1995;59:1364-65
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at the Hospital from 1982 through 1986, and since stepping down as Section Head, he has b e e n Medical Director of M-Care, the University of Michigan's m a n a g e d care organization. He has continued his passions for flower gardening, particularly his spectacular r h o d o d e n d r o n s , photography, foreign travel to the Orient, and a personal art collection established b y his late wife Doris. One of the most p l e a s a n t current activities for Dr Sloan centers a r o u n d family life. O n l y a few m o n t h s ago m y wife Susan a n d I were delighted to be i n c l u d e d in a wonderful family celebration of Dr Sloan's 80th birthday, hosted by his five children, Herbert, Ann, Elizabeth, John, and Robert (Fig 2). Ladies a n d gentlemen, this is the m a n for w h o m the H e r b e r t Sloan Lecture has b e e n established. The specialty of thoracic surgery has b e e n privileged to benefit from his l e a d e r s h i p and m a n y contributions.
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Fig 2. Doctor Herbert Sloan at his 80th birthday celebration with his five children (left to right): Elizabeth Smith, Herbert Sloan III, Robert Sloan, John Sloan, and Ann Devlin.
Introduction to the Sloan Lecture Mark B. Orringer, MD Section of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Introduction of Dr Orringer by Benson R. Wilcox, MD It is my privilege to introduce the 1995 Herbert Sloan lecturer, but before I undertake that pleasant duty, let me introduce Dr
h a n k you, Dr Wilcox. Doctor Benfield, Dr Pairolero, ladies and gentlemen. It is with particular personal p l e a s u r e that I m a k e these few introductory r e m a r k s about Dr H e r b e r t Sloan (Fig 1), m y p r e d e c e s s o r as H e a d of the Section of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Michigan from 1970 t h r o u g h 1985. He has b e e n m y mentor, v a l u e d advisor, colleague, a n d friend. No one in our specialty can dispute the fact that H e r b e r t Sloan is a m o n g the giants of thoracic surgery. Born in 1914 in Clarksburg, W e s t Virginia, one of seven children, he a t t e n d e d W a s h i n g t o n and Lee University, from which he g r a d u a t e d s u m m a cum l a u d e in 1936 a n d was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. His father was a surgeon, a n d Dr Sloan followed in his footsteps, g r a d u a t i n g from the Johns H o p k i n s University School of Medicine in 1940 a n d r e m a i n i n g on at Johns H o p k i n s as a surgical house officer for four more years. During this time, in 1943, he m a r r i e d Doris Edwards, a surgical nurse who incidentally h a d g r a d u a t e d at the top of the Hopkins School of N u r s i n g Class of 1940 a n d b e c a m e that " w o m a n b e s i d e the m a n " to w h o m so m a n y thoracic surgeons seem to owe their success. Doctor Sloan's surgical training was i n t e r r u p t e d by the War, and he spent from 1944 t h r o u g h 1947 in the Far East on O k i n a w a a n d in Korea, w h e r e he rose to the military rank of major. It was on O k i n a w a that Dr Sloan's interest in thoracic surgery was s t i m u l a t e d by Max Chamberlain, a n d at the conclusion of the War, Dr Sloan was accepted for a residency in thoracic surgery at the University of Michigan u n d e r John A l e x a n d e r a n d C a m e r o n Haight. A n n A r b o r was to b e c o m e the p e r m a n e n t home of the Sloans, a n d after completion of his residency, Dr Sloan r e m a i n e d at the University of Michigan on the thoracic surgery faculty, w h e r e he rose through the academic ranks a n d was a p p o i n t e d Professor in 1962. He b e c a m e H e a d of the Section after the death of Dr Haight in 1970, a n d he held this position until his r e t i r e m e n t in 1985. He was a respected thoracic surgery residency p r o g r a m
Sloan' s successor at The University of Michigan, Dr Mark Orringer, who will tell us a word about Dr Sloan.
T
Presented at the Thirty-first Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Palm Springs, CA, Jan 31-Feb 2, 1995. Address reprint requests to Dr Orringer, Section of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Michigan, Taubman Health Care Center, 1500 E Medical Dr, 2120TC, Box 0344, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. © 1995 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Fig 1. Herbert Sloan, MD, Professor and Head of the Section of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical Center from 1970 to 1985.
director a n d one of the pioneers in congenital open heart surgery. Doctor Sloan's contribution to the specialty of thoracic surgery a n d his l e a d e r s h i p role have b e e n enormous. He served as President of both The A m e r i c a n Association for Thoracic Surgery a n d The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. He served as Secretary/Treasurer of the A m e r i c a n Board of Thoracic Surgery from 1973 t h r o u g h 1986. As Editor of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery for 15 years, from 1969 t h r o u g h 1984, he exercised his characteristic d e m a n d s for excellence a n d a d h e r e n c e to high s t a n d a r d s he set, a n d in the words of Marvin Kirsh, a former resident of Dr Sloan and a senior University of Michigan thoracic surgery faculty m e m b e r , Dr Sloan "took The Annals from a neophyte publication to the position of one of the top journals, if not the top, in its field." For his extraordinary efforts on behalf of this organization, he was p r e s e n t e d the Distinguished Service A w a r d of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons in 1981. Doctor Sloan's professional and p e r s o n a l interests have not b e e n restricted to the world of thoracic surgery. While H e a d of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Michigan, be was simultaneously Chief of Clinical Affairs Ann Thorac Surg 1995;59:1364-65
• 0003-4975/95/$9.50 0003-4975(95)00235-D
Ann Thorac Surg 1995;59:1364-5
at the Hospital from 1982 through 1986, and since stepping down as Section Head, he has b e e n Medical Director of M-Care, the University of Michigan's m a n a g e d care organization. He has continued his passions for flower gardening, particularly his spectacular r h o d o d e n d r o n s , photography, foreign travel to the Orient, and a personal art collection established b y his late wife Doris. One of the most p l e a s a n t current activities for Dr Sloan centers a r o u n d family life. O n l y a few m o n t h s ago m y wife Susan a n d I were delighted to be i n c l u d e d in a wonderful family celebration of Dr Sloan's 80th birthday, hosted by his five children, Herbert, Ann, Elizabeth, John, and Robert (Fig 2). Ladies a n d gentlemen, this is the m a n for w h o m the H e r b e r t Sloan Lecture has b e e n established. The specialty of thoracic surgery has b e e n privileged to benefit from his l e a d e r s h i p and m a n y contributions.
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Fig 2. Doctor Herbert Sloan at his 80th birthday celebration with his five children (left to right): Elizabeth Smith, Herbert Sloan III, Robert Sloan, John Sloan, and Ann Devlin.